Soon that spouse who believes her husband is having an affair will not legally be allowed to stick a little box with a magnet to the underside of his car to track him using GPS tracking.
U.S. Representative Kevin Levitas is credited with writing the legislation that will still allow law enforcement and parents who are tracking their children to use GPS surveillance, but not others—including private investigators.
Levitas said that he believes Georgia residents should be able to go to a shopping center without having to check their car to see if someone placed a hidden GPS tracking device on it.
Private investigators are not pleased with the legislation and believe that since they occasionally work with law enforcement it is unfair to include them on the ban. Private investigators receive special training and are licensed by the state, so now they plan to spend thousands of dollars on lobbyists to stop the ban from including them.
Police will still be able to track criminals, and employers may continue to use GPS tracking to keep tabs on their vehicles under the proposed legislation, but not private investigators.
